Building a PC at $11,000: A Comprehensive Guide

As we embark on this ambitious project, we'll need to acquire several key components. First and foremost, there's our graphics card – either one of our two 6+2 pin or dual 8 pin GPU power cables will suffice for the job. We also require a collection of Molex and SATA power cables, which include items like RGB Hobs and old hard drives or SSDs.

To install the power supply, we'll simply spin the case around and slide it into the rear of the unit. Thankfully, we have included dust filters to make our life easier in this regard. Once that's secured in place, we can focus on running the cables. The CPU will go up to the top left, where the CPU is located, while the motherboard is situated to its right-hand side. The graphics card cable will then be directed towards the GPU. We'll also notice room for a SATA power cable at the rear, which will be used to power the RGB and fans.

As we continue with the installation, it's essential to ensure that all cables are properly connected. This includes plugging in the front panel cables and the fiddly connectors for these ports. There are four remaining connectors: HD audio, USB3, and our power button, which connects up to the JFP1 case.

The build doesn't include any reset or hard drive indicator LEDs, making things nice and simple. Now that we've completed the installation, let's take a moment to appreciate the end result of our labor. The graphics card has lights on, and the front panel is adorned with a variety of different RGB modes – from aggressive rainbow puke to more subdued options.

Moving forward, it's time to put this build through its paces with some demanding benchmarks. To start, we'll be testing Call of Duty: War Zone at 1440p with FSR enabled and set to the Quality preset. This setting provides a boost in frame rate without overloading on AI-powered upscaling. In our testing, this build pulled in an impressive average of 188 FPS.

The next game in our lineup is Modern Warfare 3, which also runs smoothly at 1440p with FSR enabled and set to the Quality preset. The performance here was unsurprisingly similar to that of War Zone, yielding an average of 207 FPS. Moving on to Starfield, we were pleasantly surprised by its performance – it pulled in 74 FPS at 1440p High settings.

Fortnite also fared well in our testing, with an average of 123 FPS at 1080p Competitive settings. Finally, we'll be putting Apex Legends through its paces at 1440p High with FSR enabled and set to the Quality preset. The results were impressive, with this build pulling in an average of 195 FPS.

In conclusion, this $11,000 build has exceeded our expectations in every way. The 7700 XT is a card that's gone from being a poor value proposition to one of, if not the best value GPU on the market right now. With its impressive performance and versatility, it's clear that this build is a force to be reckoned with.

If you're interested in building a PC like this at home, we'll provide links to all the components used in the build in the description below. As always, thank you for watching, and we'll see you in the next one.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this video I'm going to be showing you guys how to build this the best $1,000 gaming PC build for 2024 and Beyond it's a build that should provide surprisingly good 1440p performance especially for the price across the latest AAA titles and easier to run FPS games too it's also a build that's going to look the part and not be too tricky to assemble that will of course be walking you guys through the whole process from start right through to finish let's do this the end XT H6 PC case lineup offers an Innovative compact dual chamber midtower for those looking to find great Aesthetics and top tier airflow the H6 flows design prioritizes GPU Callin and frees up space while the large expansive panoramic glass showcases the inside of your build available in white or black with or without RGB fans the H6 flow has an option for everyone learn more at the review in the card section now or buy one for yourself at the first link in the description below in my opinion the best place to begin with any build is with the CPU and GPU combo why these are the two parts that really Define the gaming performance any build is going to achieve and maximizing how much you spend on these two components in particular is going to genuinely give you the best results now the Radeon 7700 XT is a card that I was desperate to fit in the budget for today's build now the reason for that becomes clear when you start to assess what other gpus are available on the market at this price point previously I'd have used nvidia's 60 tier gpus in most of my th000 builds but their latest 4 60 is frankly overpriced doesn't have enough video memory and really underperforms amd's own option the 7600 is a little bit but not a great deal better still lacks video memory and really only confined to 1080p while the 4060 TI which is nvidia's sub $400 graphics card is well it's pretty crap really and you guys know my thoughts and feelings on this card quite well the next best option would have been the Radeon 6750 XT and a few months ago this is what I would have recommended it's got 12 gigs of video memory and provides great performance at 1440p however there are very few of them left around right now and recent price drops to the 7700 XD make it actually a fantastic option not only is this a complete Jugger all at 1080p gaming I mean really Overkill the 1080p in most titles but 1440p is really where it belongs when it first launched the reception wasn't great and not because the performance was poor but because it was too expensive now this ack Challenger card fixes that problem I've seen this as low it was $389 9 I will of course leave latest pricing and availability links down in the description below and when it comes to gpus ASRock have been on a bit of a roll recently on that value for money front with 12 GB of video memory and performance that knocks on the door of the 7800 XT this card is a perfect fit for this build and in my opinion the best GPU right now for under $400 it also pairs up particularly well with this the AMD ryzen 57600 again when this CPU launched a little bit too expensive but prices have come down and this is now now in my view the best CPU for 1080P and entry level 1440p gaming you get six cores 12 threads and decent clock speeds and while you could opt for the more expensive 7600 X CPU can't lie that was a bit cringe the only major advantage is the extra clock speed you could overclock this if you want to 7600 X speeds but for this build where I think 1440p is going to be more of the gaming resolution this is going to be fine ironically 1440p needs a less powerful CPU in this build than 1080p due to the way that CPU and of course GPU bosson X work this ASRock card by the way feels really quite nice little bit more on the basic side some more exposed heat s but it's not too large shouldn't run too loud and has these two quite nice included fans I'll be sticking with the stock coer on the 7600 again that's going to save us cost getting a $400 GPU into a $1,000 build was let me tell you a bit of a challenge so that's where cost savings like this come in and as you seeing the temperature data later this shouldn't bottleneck the CPU now there are some good options to choose from including those from johon bro deep cool and Peerless if you're looking for a cheap budget air cooler that will trim temperatures down a little bit and keep the noise of your system that bit lower now ryzen is a particularly good bet for this build because of motherboards like this and this is the MSI Pro a620 m- now when it comes to Mother boards this is it's about as cheap as you want to go there are really not many boards cheaper than this I would recommend buying however for this build it just does what we need it to do now there are undoubtedly sacrifices that this this board makes that more expensive options simply won't a great example of that is you only get two Ram dim slots there isn't any included Wi-Fi or even an included IO Shield however for raw performance it's going to be fine and this is a build where we're all about optimizing the highest possible power CPU and highest possible power GPU we can fear the first step when it comes to the motherboard is installing the CPU now if you've not done this before it's dead easy just find the little Golden Triangle in the corner of the processor and match this up with the triangle in the corner of the CPU socket I'll Circle both so you can see them nice and easily then push the arm down and lift the socket cover up here we go yes nice and simple then it's an easy case of drop in the ryzen chip into place put the cover back down and add the arm in don't worry about the black plastic that'll pop off of its I was going to say it own cord but it feels slightly stuck today there we go and the CPU is easily installed I am also going to pop the stock coet in at this stage now you'll see on the motherboard by default you've got these two plastic brackets both of these need unscrewing removing and just well put them in the motherboard box in case you need them later the stop cooler doesn't require them most coolers will have the thermal past pre-applied if yours doesn't add a drop on now and then drop the CPU Cooler on top a little something like so four screws one in each corner just tighten those up bit by bit and that'll get the CPU Cooler nicely fitted fan header goes to the CPU fan header at the very top of the motherboard then it's time for the Ram or the memory this is team groups T4 Delta 32 gigs I picked this for a few reasons a it's absolutely rapid 6,400 MHz but has a low seal rating of around 32 now that's going to be low latency and high speed which is perfect for the rising CPU that's the only disadvantage of this build really over a cheaper Intel chip is that we've got to have more expensive ddr5 Ram now I personally think that's the right call as it's better for in the future and means you're not going to have to Splash out for loads of ddr5 memory if you ever want to upgrade this build or swap out things like the CPU or motherboard 32 gigs is perfect for gaming and the ram slots in very nice and easily he says while struggling to get the Ram in there we go the tforce logo is going to be towards the top of the motherboard follow this Rule and the ram will go in without too many issues bit of pressure on both sides just to make sure the ram is nicely seated into place storage is the final part of the mother Ward assembly and that is where the P3 plus comes in now if you've seen I'm kind of worried if you've seen my other the videos You'll Think I'm uh paid off by crucial or something I'm not not sponsored the P3 plus just remains one of the best value mvme drives full stop you're going to get read and WR speeds of about 5 gbt per second so comparatively speaking it's very quick and it's a pretty affordable budget drive too now it's going to go into the top m.2 slot here but we seem to be missing an m.2 standoff so I'm hoping inside the motherboard box there is a bag with what we need aha now in here is an m.2 screw and an m.2 standoff so you can see both of those elements there I'm going to pop the m.2 standoff into to the end of this screw thread just here can be quite fiddly so just be careful can be very fiddly and once that's in the m.2 drive can slide in with no problems 45° angle bit like an airplane push it down and then use the screw included to secure it into place while I'm on the subject of the motherboard I should grab this out the box this is the integrated no not integrated it's the it's the nonintegrated io Shield so commonly now these things are just were not needed because the motherboards have them built in with this being a pretty Bargain Basement motherboard there obviously isn't this thing built in as standard taking a look at the case where the motherboard is next going to be installed and this is where things get quite exciting this is fantex g350 a no g360 a I always find case naming schemes so confusing now this is a really really exciting chassis for a few reasons you've got a tempered glass side panel here which is pretty runof-the-mill and an integrated PSU Shield that sort of forms the bottom of the fabric of the case this is particularly common on budget chassis in particular he's got nice quality of life features like a magnetic dust filter at the top for good air flow and keeping all that dust away and things like the PCI lanes are properly screwed in it's none that cheap crap where we have to wiggle and snap it out something I much prefer in the case of this fantech chassis at the front you'll also find a selection of three included RGB fans I think they're addressable RGB as well and you get an RGB controller integrated as standard now this whole case set me back I think $85 at the time I bought this for the video and I have to say the whole thing just feels nice and pretty premium the main reason I bought it though was well a the price but B you've got all this mesh at the front which looks really really good and is going to ensure the best air flow possible for a build of this price point keeping loads of air to all of our components is going to make sure things stay cool quiet and perform at the levels that we expect in order to install them at the board I do need to lay the case down flat that's going to just make things generally a lot lot easier to work with I mean that I'm not fighting gravity when it comes to installing the board into the chassis inside of the case you'll see a few things we've got an area over here where the rear Shield needs to go and you'll also see that we've got some integrated standoffs these are configured by default for full-size ATX motherboards this motherboard though is only Micro ATX meaning some of these standoffs need to move now the standoffs at the top are AOK and in the right places as are the ones down the middle here but I need to add one in here and also one in just here on the left hand side of the chassis getting these standoffs in the right place is crucial to ensure the motherboard doesn't ground out and we don't have any major problems in order to do this I'm going to move one or two of the existing standoffs and also use this opportunity to click in the rear Rio Shield as well ready for that motherboard to go into place this is obviously a more compact board in an ATX case but I think once the rest of the components are in and given the compact nature of the case it shouldn't make hopefully too much of a difference once that's all sorted it is time for the GPU and by the looks of things with this be totally box fresh we have a peel oh and on the front here we go oh beautiful I actually really like the look of this Challenger GPU I want to say this is my first ever ack GPU so this is quite a momentous occasion make sure to remove the PCI bracket off the GPU itself and then remove the second and third PCI Lane covers now to do this you should just be able to loosen these two thumb screws move this sort of guard rail out of the way and then more easily access the screws for the PCI Lane covers themselves as I say it's the second and third Lanes in this build which are the two most common in most PC builds that I put together you then need to push down this little retention clip on the PCI slot before lining the card up and slotting it into place a bit of pressure on both sides that's going to make sure the whole thing doesn't really go anywhere before adding back into place the two thumb screws to secure the GPU and basically get rid of the wobble and All That Remains then is everyone's favorite bit of the PC build mine now um not included cables wiring and the power supply now this is Corsair CX 650 and to be fair it does everything we need now there are some downsides to it it's not modular it's not 80 plus gold it's not atx3 doesn't have the new PCI G 5 power cable isn't fanless doesn't have a zero RPM fan mode however it's cheap and it's a genuinely very reliable power supply for a build like this it's got enough wattage it's got all the connections we need the cables themselves look absolutely fine you can see they're all black the whole thing should be quite easy to C manage and with this build being a more not entry-level system But A system that does not require so much power this is going to be absolutely perfect remember money saved on the power supply in the right way means a better GPU and that's why the 7700 XT is possible in this build now then let's begin by taking a quick look around the cables so we know what we're working with later you can see first of all here we got our 24 pin motherb power cable we've also got a 4 plus4 pin CPU power cable as well as our two 6 plus2 pins or dual 8 pin GPU power cables I'm going to need both of these for the graphics card finally there's also a collection of Molex and SATA power cables these are things like RGB Hobs and old hard drives or ssds too the easiest way to install the power supply is just to spin the case around Slide the unit into the rear a little stomach like so I'm going to go for fan down to pull in air from under the case thankfully we have nice included dust filters to make our life pretty easy in that regard and then it's just four screws one in each corner to secure the unit into place once that's into place it's then in case of running the cables the CPU is going to go up to the top left where the CPU is the motherboard to the right hand side and then the graphics card cable to of course the GPU you'll also notice room for a SATA power cable at the rear that's going to power the RGB and fans to make sure you plug that Ino the front panel cables and then all that remain they're the fiddly connectors for these front ports very easy in this build actually HD audio which goes to the bottom left we've got a usb3 connector which also goes to the bottom but sort of more in the middle and then our power button which connects up to the jfp1 caes in the bottom right now this build doesn't have any reset or hard drive indicator LEDs so just the one front panel cable to make things nice and simple this time around and with a bit of look this thing should turn on so let's see powerboard oh easy oh my God the graphics card has lights on I had no idea and look at the front fats oh wow loads of different RGB modes so we can jump through and have every them from like aggressive rainbow puke to like less aggressive rainbow puke more rainbow puke there you go so you can have solid colors or you can go all out on that RGB RGB how where's the RGB I think I might need to spend some time figuring out how this controller actually works but I have to say this thing's looking pretty good the true test of this build though is going to be performance so give me a moment and I'll rejoin you for those all important gaming benchmarks moving through into performance and this is the bit that really matters at this crucial $11,000 budget now to kick things off I tested out Call of Duty's war zone I wanted to push things at 1440p given how promising the 7700 XT is as a GPU here at high settings with FSR enabled and set to the Quality preset that's given us a bit of a frame rate boost without overloading on the AI powered upscaling this build pulled in 188 FPS on average that was really really actually a lot higher than I perhaps expected and showed how good this system is at potentially 1440 P2 in Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 3 it was unsurprisingly very similar very similar game to war zone in terms of the mechanics of how it's designed High FSR quality 1440p 207 FPS on average really really great to see moving through into a harder to run title an honestly this is the point of the tested I was actually really pleasantly surprised Starfield which has struggled on lots of cards for both AMD and Nvidia at 1440p did really well 1440p High I achieved 74 FPS on this build now yes it's not going to set the world on fire and if this was a competitive FPS title I'd be a bit disappointed but it isn't it's an RPG and this level of frame rate and visual Fidelity is perfectly acceptable same with Hogwarts Legacy though we do break into the triple digit frame rates here 1440p High FSR again enabled on quality we test with FSR and dlss on quality most of the time and this pulled in 12 23 FPS on average fortnite at 1080p competitive once again stood up well and it's amazing how much difference the 7700 XT makes oversay 7600 XT competitive settings pulled in 289 FPS on average for a genuinely Competitive Gaming experience wrapping things up with Apex Legends and it remains one of the most popular games in our Benchmark Suite 1440p High did not disappoint with a 195 FPS on average this is a build that really impressed me and the 7700 XT is a card that's gone from being a poor value proposition to one of if not the best value GPU on the market right now what do you guys think of this build all for $11,000 it does not get much better than this let me know in the comments down below links to everything will be in the description thanks for watching and as always we'll see you in the next onein this video I'm going to be showing you guys how to build this the best $1,000 gaming PC build for 2024 and Beyond it's a build that should provide surprisingly good 1440p performance especially for the price across the latest AAA titles and easier to run FPS games too it's also a build that's going to look the part and not be too tricky to assemble that will of course be walking you guys through the whole process from start right through to finish let's do this the end XT H6 PC case lineup offers an Innovative compact dual chamber midtower for those looking to find great Aesthetics and top tier airflow the H6 flows design prioritizes GPU Callin and frees up space while the large expansive panoramic glass showcases the inside of your build available in white or black with or without RGB fans the H6 flow has an option for everyone learn more at the review in the card section now or buy one for yourself at the first link in the description below in my opinion the best place to begin with any build is with the CPU and GPU combo why these are the two parts that really Define the gaming performance any build is going to achieve and maximizing how much you spend on these two components in particular is going to genuinely give you the best results now the Radeon 7700 XT is a card that I was desperate to fit in the budget for today's build now the reason for that becomes clear when you start to assess what other gpus are available on the market at this price point previously I'd have used nvidia's 60 tier gpus in most of my th000 builds but their latest 4 60 is frankly overpriced doesn't have enough video memory and really underperforms amd's own option the 7600 is a little bit but not a great deal better still lacks video memory and really only confined to 1080p while the 4060 TI which is nvidia's sub $400 graphics card is well it's pretty crap really and you guys know my thoughts and feelings on this card quite well the next best option would have been the Radeon 6750 XT and a few months ago this is what I would have recommended it's got 12 gigs of video memory and provides great performance at 1440p however there are very few of them left around right now and recent price drops to the 7700 XD make it actually a fantastic option not only is this a complete Jugger all at 1080p gaming I mean really Overkill the 1080p in most titles but 1440p is really where it belongs when it first launched the reception wasn't great and not because the performance was poor but because it was too expensive now this ack Challenger card fixes that problem I've seen this as low it was $389 9 I will of course leave latest pricing and availability links down in the description below and when it comes to gpus ASRock have been on a bit of a roll recently on that value for money front with 12 GB of video memory and performance that knocks on the door of the 7800 XT this card is a perfect fit for this build and in my opinion the best GPU right now for under $400 it also pairs up particularly well with this the AMD ryzen 57600 again when this CPU launched a little bit too expensive but prices have come down and this is now now in my view the best CPU for 1080P and entry level 1440p gaming you get six cores 12 threads and decent clock speeds and while you could opt for the more expensive 7600 X CPU can't lie that was a bit cringe the only major advantage is the extra clock speed you could overclock this if you want to 7600 X speeds but for this build where I think 1440p is going to be more of the gaming resolution this is going to be fine ironically 1440p needs a less powerful CPU in this build than 1080p due to the way that CPU and of course GPU bosson X work this ASRock card by the way feels really quite nice little bit more on the basic side some more exposed heat s but it's not too large shouldn't run too loud and has these two quite nice included fans I'll be sticking with the stock coer on the 7600 again that's going to save us cost getting a $400 GPU into a $1,000 build was let me tell you a bit of a challenge so that's where cost savings like this come in and as you seeing the temperature data later this shouldn't bottleneck the CPU now there are some good options to choose from including those from johon bro deep cool and Peerless if you're looking for a cheap budget air cooler that will trim temperatures down a little bit and keep the noise of your system that bit lower now ryzen is a particularly good bet for this build because of motherboards like this and this is the MSI Pro a620 m- now when it comes to Mother boards this is it's about as cheap as you want to go there are really not many boards cheaper than this I would recommend buying however for this build it just does what we need it to do now there are undoubtedly sacrifices that this this board makes that more expensive options simply won't a great example of that is you only get two Ram dim slots there isn't any included Wi-Fi or even an included IO Shield however for raw performance it's going to be fine and this is a build where we're all about optimizing the highest possible power CPU and highest possible power GPU we can fear the first step when it comes to the motherboard is installing the CPU now if you've not done this before it's dead easy just find the little Golden Triangle in the corner of the processor and match this up with the triangle in the corner of the CPU socket I'll Circle both so you can see them nice and easily then push the arm down and lift the socket cover up here we go yes nice and simple then it's an easy case of drop in the ryzen chip into place put the cover back down and add the arm in don't worry about the black plastic that'll pop off of its I was going to say it own cord but it feels slightly stuck today there we go and the CPU is easily installed I am also going to pop the stock coet in at this stage now you'll see on the motherboard by default you've got these two plastic brackets both of these need unscrewing removing and just well put them in the motherboard box in case you need them later the stop cooler doesn't require them most coolers will have the thermal past pre-applied if yours doesn't add a drop on now and then drop the CPU Cooler on top a little something like so four screws one in each corner just tighten those up bit by bit and that'll get the CPU Cooler nicely fitted fan header goes to the CPU fan header at the very top of the motherboard then it's time for the Ram or the memory this is team groups T4 Delta 32 gigs I picked this for a few reasons a it's absolutely rapid 6,400 MHz but has a low seal rating of around 32 now that's going to be low latency and high speed which is perfect for the rising CPU that's the only disadvantage of this build really over a cheaper Intel chip is that we've got to have more expensive ddr5 Ram now I personally think that's the right call as it's better for in the future and means you're not going to have to Splash out for loads of ddr5 memory if you ever want to upgrade this build or swap out things like the CPU or motherboard 32 gigs is perfect for gaming and the ram slots in very nice and easily he says while struggling to get the Ram in there we go the tforce logo is going to be towards the top of the motherboard follow this Rule and the ram will go in without too many issues bit of pressure on both sides just to make sure the ram is nicely seated into place storage is the final part of the mother Ward assembly and that is where the P3 plus comes in now if you've seen I'm kind of worried if you've seen my other the videos You'll Think I'm uh paid off by crucial or something I'm not not sponsored the P3 plus just remains one of the best value mvme drives full stop you're going to get read and WR speeds of about 5 gbt per second so comparatively speaking it's very quick and it's a pretty affordable budget drive too now it's going to go into the top m.2 slot here but we seem to be missing an m.2 standoff so I'm hoping inside the motherboard box there is a bag with what we need aha now in here is an m.2 screw and an m.2 standoff so you can see both of those elements there I'm going to pop the m.2 standoff into to the end of this screw thread just here can be quite fiddly so just be careful can be very fiddly and once that's in the m.2 drive can slide in with no problems 45° angle bit like an airplane push it down and then use the screw included to secure it into place while I'm on the subject of the motherboard I should grab this out the box this is the integrated no not integrated it's the it's the nonintegrated io Shield so commonly now these things are just were not needed because the motherboards have them built in with this being a pretty Bargain Basement motherboard there obviously isn't this thing built in as standard taking a look at the case where the motherboard is next going to be installed and this is where things get quite exciting this is fantex g350 a no g360 a I always find case naming schemes so confusing now this is a really really exciting chassis for a few reasons you've got a tempered glass side panel here which is pretty runof-the-mill and an integrated PSU Shield that sort of forms the bottom of the fabric of the case this is particularly common on budget chassis in particular he's got nice quality of life features like a magnetic dust filter at the top for good air flow and keeping all that dust away and things like the PCI lanes are properly screwed in it's none that cheap crap where we have to wiggle and snap it out something I much prefer in the case of this fantech chassis at the front you'll also find a selection of three included RGB fans I think they're addressable RGB as well and you get an RGB controller integrated as standard now this whole case set me back I think $85 at the time I bought this for the video and I have to say the whole thing just feels nice and pretty premium the main reason I bought it though was well a the price but B you've got all this mesh at the front which looks really really good and is going to ensure the best air flow possible for a build of this price point keeping loads of air to all of our components is going to make sure things stay cool quiet and perform at the levels that we expect in order to install them at the board I do need to lay the case down flat that's going to just make things generally a lot lot easier to work with I mean that I'm not fighting gravity when it comes to installing the board into the chassis inside of the case you'll see a few things we've got an area over here where the rear Shield needs to go and you'll also see that we've got some integrated standoffs these are configured by default for full-size ATX motherboards this motherboard though is only Micro ATX meaning some of these standoffs need to move now the standoffs at the top are AOK and in the right places as are the ones down the middle here but I need to add one in here and also one in just here on the left hand side of the chassis getting these standoffs in the right place is crucial to ensure the motherboard doesn't ground out and we don't have any major problems in order to do this I'm going to move one or two of the existing standoffs and also use this opportunity to click in the rear Rio Shield as well ready for that motherboard to go into place this is obviously a more compact board in an ATX case but I think once the rest of the components are in and given the compact nature of the case it shouldn't make hopefully too much of a difference once that's all sorted it is time for the GPU and by the looks of things with this be totally box fresh we have a peel oh and on the front here we go oh beautiful I actually really like the look of this Challenger GPU I want to say this is my first ever ack GPU so this is quite a momentous occasion make sure to remove the PCI bracket off the GPU itself and then remove the second and third PCI Lane covers now to do this you should just be able to loosen these two thumb screws move this sort of guard rail out of the way and then more easily access the screws for the PCI Lane covers themselves as I say it's the second and third Lanes in this build which are the two most common in most PC builds that I put together you then need to push down this little retention clip on the PCI slot before lining the card up and slotting it into place a bit of pressure on both sides that's going to make sure the whole thing doesn't really go anywhere before adding back into place the two thumb screws to secure the GPU and basically get rid of the wobble and All That Remains then is everyone's favorite bit of the PC build mine now um not included cables wiring and the power supply now this is Corsair CX 650 and to be fair it does everything we need now there are some downsides to it it's not modular it's not 80 plus gold it's not atx3 doesn't have the new PCI G 5 power cable isn't fanless doesn't have a zero RPM fan mode however it's cheap and it's a genuinely very reliable power supply for a build like this it's got enough wattage it's got all the connections we need the cables themselves look absolutely fine you can see they're all black the whole thing should be quite easy to C manage and with this build being a more not entry-level system But A system that does not require so much power this is going to be absolutely perfect remember money saved on the power supply in the right way means a better GPU and that's why the 7700 XT is possible in this build now then let's begin by taking a quick look around the cables so we know what we're working with later you can see first of all here we got our 24 pin motherb power cable we've also got a 4 plus4 pin CPU power cable as well as our two 6 plus2 pins or dual 8 pin GPU power cables I'm going to need both of these for the graphics card finally there's also a collection of Molex and SATA power cables these are things like RGB Hobs and old hard drives or ssds too the easiest way to install the power supply is just to spin the case around Slide the unit into the rear a little stomach like so I'm going to go for fan down to pull in air from under the case thankfully we have nice included dust filters to make our life pretty easy in that regard and then it's just four screws one in each corner to secure the unit into place once that's into place it's then in case of running the cables the CPU is going to go up to the top left where the CPU is the motherboard to the right hand side and then the graphics card cable to of course the GPU you'll also notice room for a SATA power cable at the rear that's going to power the RGB and fans to make sure you plug that Ino the front panel cables and then all that remain they're the fiddly connectors for these front ports very easy in this build actually HD audio which goes to the bottom left we've got a usb3 connector which also goes to the bottom but sort of more in the middle and then our power button which connects up to the jfp1 caes in the bottom right now this build doesn't have any reset or hard drive indicator LEDs so just the one front panel cable to make things nice and simple this time around and with a bit of look this thing should turn on so let's see powerboard oh easy oh my God the graphics card has lights on I had no idea and look at the front fats oh wow loads of different RGB modes so we can jump through and have every them from like aggressive rainbow puke to like less aggressive rainbow puke more rainbow puke there you go so you can have solid colors or you can go all out on that RGB RGB how where's the RGB I think I might need to spend some time figuring out how this controller actually works but I have to say this thing's looking pretty good the true test of this build though is going to be performance so give me a moment and I'll rejoin you for those all important gaming benchmarks moving through into performance and this is the bit that really matters at this crucial $11,000 budget now to kick things off I tested out Call of Duty's war zone I wanted to push things at 1440p given how promising the 7700 XT is as a GPU here at high settings with FSR enabled and set to the Quality preset that's given us a bit of a frame rate boost without overloading on the AI powered upscaling this build pulled in 188 FPS on average that was really really actually a lot higher than I perhaps expected and showed how good this system is at potentially 1440 P2 in Call of Duty's Modern Warfare 3 it was unsurprisingly very similar very similar game to war zone in terms of the mechanics of how it's designed High FSR quality 1440p 207 FPS on average really really great to see moving through into a harder to run title an honestly this is the point of the tested I was actually really pleasantly surprised Starfield which has struggled on lots of cards for both AMD and Nvidia at 1440p did really well 1440p High I achieved 74 FPS on this build now yes it's not going to set the world on fire and if this was a competitive FPS title I'd be a bit disappointed but it isn't it's an RPG and this level of frame rate and visual Fidelity is perfectly acceptable same with Hogwarts Legacy though we do break into the triple digit frame rates here 1440p High FSR again enabled on quality we test with FSR and dlss on quality most of the time and this pulled in 12 23 FPS on average fortnite at 1080p competitive once again stood up well and it's amazing how much difference the 7700 XT makes oversay 7600 XT competitive settings pulled in 289 FPS on average for a genuinely Competitive Gaming experience wrapping things up with Apex Legends and it remains one of the most popular games in our Benchmark Suite 1440p High did not disappoint with a 195 FPS on average this is a build that really impressed me and the 7700 XT is a card that's gone from being a poor value proposition to one of if not the best value GPU on the market right now what do you guys think of this build all for $11,000 it does not get much better than this let me know in the comments down below links to everything will be in the description thanks for watching and as always we'll see you in the next one\n"